outdated

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌaʊtˈdeɪtəd/ UK /ˌaʊtˈdeɪtɪd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
no longer current or useful; obsolete

The manual relied on outdated software no one used anymore.

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Synonyms

1 adj · no longer current or... obsolete antiquated outmoded old-fashioned dated passe archaicsuperseded

Opposites

current modern up-to-date contemporary fashionable

Word family

Derived forms outdatedness

Related forms date outmoded

Etymology

An English compound of 'out-' (in the sense 'out of, beyond') plus 'dated', from 'date' (Old French 'date', from Latin 'data', 'given'), meaning out of date.

ut Old English data Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style

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# outdated

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌaʊtˈdeɪtəd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌaʊtˈdeɪtɪd/

## Meanings
1. no longer current or useful; obsolete

## Examples
- The manual relied on outdated software no one used anymore.

## Synonyms
- obsolete
- antiquated
- outmoded
- old-fashioned
- dated
- passe
- archaic
- superseded

## Antonyms
- current
- modern
- up-to-date
- contemporary
- fashionable

## Derived Forms
- outdatedness

## Related Forms
- date
- outmoded

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ut
- Root: data

## Etymology
An English compound of 'out-' (in the sense 'out of, beyond') plus 'dated', from 'date' (Old French 'date', from Latin 'data', 'given'), meaning out of date.

## AI Etymology
Outdated is an English compound of 'out-' (in the sense 'out of, beyond') plus 'dated', from 'date' (Old French 'date', from Latin 'data', 'given'), meaning out of date. Important recorded forms include ut (Old English) and data (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers no longer current or useful; obsolete. The wider family includes derived forms such as outdatedness and related words such as date and outmoded.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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